Toy figure.



L. S. REEVES.

TOY FIGURE."

APPLICATION mu) 001.1.1915.

Patented July 23, 1918.

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VIII IIIIIIIIII LOULA S. REEVES, OF WARREN, OHIO.

TOY FIGURE.

. pHGRlSlOIl filed we... 7, 1915.

1 '0 e66 whom it may mnccrn Be it known that I. LUULA S. Reeves, :1 citizen ol' the United States, and a resident of \Vurren, county of Trumbull, and State of Ohio, haminvcntcd a. new and useful Improvement in To Figures, of which the following is n specilicution, the princi )le of the invention being herein explains and the best mode in which 1 have contemplated applying that principle, so as to distinguish it from other inventions.

The present improvements relate to the construction of n toy figure with purticnlar regard to the structure nndottncluncutof the bend and the limbs in order to "inly se ure these parts to the body, anu'oiso to provide [or free movement: ot, the parts with respect to the body. To the iu-complishnient of the foregoing and related ends, said invention, then consists of the means hereinafter Fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

The anncz'd drawing and the following description set forth in detail certain mechiinism embodying the invention, such discloiacd means cohstituting, however, but one of various mechanical forms in which the principle of the invention may be used.

In said annexed druwing:--

Figure 1 is :1 front view of the figure; Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section through the head and upper part of the trunk; Fig. 3 is .1 horizontal section on the line 3-3, Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a section similar to that shown in Fig. 2 but of the lower part of the. trunk; Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the inside of, the oottoin of the head, and Fig. 6 is an enlarged, partial section through the head, the plane of the section being indicated by the line 6-fi in Fig. 2.

Referring to Fig. 1, the trunk 1 of the figure, or doll as here shown, is constructed of a covering 2 of waterproofed cloth or fabric which is stuffed with wool, cotton or sawdust, or similar material, and is provided at the top with o reinforci plate 3 beneath the covering fabric, this reinforcing plate being PIOVJdGd with a. shallow circular recess 4.. This reinforcing plate 3 is preferably made of a. number of layers of fabric which are cemented to ther and are molded into the form desired, the layers being treated with some compound'which yill stiffen or harden them. structed as shown in Figs. 2, 3 end 6, being made in two sections, each section bclng a.

Specification of Letters Patent.

attac ed to the sides of within the recess The head is 0011-' as a bolt 13pa.ssinghrough these Patented July 23, 1913. Serial No. 54,506.

shell 5. and the two sections titling together with their edges abutting in a vertical plane passing through the head just back of the ears. head is made of a ric as indicated in Fig. 6, these layers bein properly molded and being stilfcned by treatment with some hardening solution. Each section is covered with 21 waiterproofed cloth 20, which is attached to the layers of fabric by someccmentitious material, these coverings having edges 21 which abut on the same plane as the edges of the Fabric layers; These abutting edgs are held together by a strip 40 of stiffened. fabric layers which positioned as shown in Fig. 6 and cemented or glued to the head sections, thus covering this joint. The two corn 3 are formed intogrally with the front section and are rcla tively flexible, those cars overlapping the abutting edges of the two sections.

The two sections of the head when thus connected are provided at the bottom with a sin lo reinforcing. plote or disk 7 which is the head. sections and is of a size adapting it to fit snugly 4 in the plate3. On opposite sides of the plates and 7, there are placed metal disks or washers 8, and

plurality Each such shell-like portion of the of layers of feb through these washers and the plates 3 and there is passed a bolt or other suitable means for pivotally connecting the head to the-trunk. The plate 7 is constructed in the same manner as the plate 3, that is, it is built up of a number of layers of impregnated and stiffened material which are celnented to ether, thus providing it firm support for t e head on the trunk.

Referring now to Figs. 2 and 4, there will be seen to be a cylindrical casing 9 extendin his constructed of the some material as the outside covering of the body. Each pair of limbs are set into lhis casing, each limb com; prising a limb proper 10, which is provided with a cylindrical extension 11 which is pivotally received within the casing 9 and is provided at the inner end with carcinforcing plate 12. The two extensions of sufficient length to fill (he entirc'casilw 9, the reinforcing plates 12 than abutting against eaclilother and being p'irotully attached to each other b suitu 1c means such halos which are backed up by metal dis s or washers 14. The two limbs are thus 1 l are tinlcitljy v in a substantially w the upper limbs pivotally secured together and are firmly old in attachment with the trunk, although this attachment. is of such a nature that strain on the limb will not tend to tear the same from the trunk as is the case where the limb is attached directly tojhe trunk by sewing the cover fabrics of the two together. The plates 12 are constructed in the same. manner as the plates 3 and 7, that is they are made up of a. number of layers of fabric which are impregnated with a suitable solution to harden them, these layers then being cemented together. By reason of this method of attachment of the lower limbs to the trunk, they are capable of movement vertical plane, and while are not so attached, they are so formed that the, also may move in a substantially vertical plane.

The present doll is extremely simple to construct and relativelyinexpensive, while all movable parts, such as the arms, legs and head, are firmly secured to the trunk in such a way that t ieycan be moved freely but. cannot be torn away except by a very unusual strain. Finally, all parts of the body are covered by a \vaterproofed material, thus permitting the doll to be Washed, while the head is practically indestructible, being made up of a large number of Ce mentcd, thin layers which are molded to shape and hardened.

Other modes of applying the principle of my invention may die employed instead of the one explained, change being made as regards the mechanism herein disclosed, provided the means stated by any of the following claims or the equivalent of such stated means be employed.

I therefore particularly point out and disclaim as my invention 11 a toy figure, the combination of a body provided at the top of the trunk with a reinforcing plate having a recess therein, and a head set into such recess and pivotally attached to said plate.

In a toy figure, the combination of a body provided at the top of the trunk with a reinforcing plate having a recess therein, and. a head provided with a transverse bot tom plate set in such.recess in said reinforcing plate and pivotally attached. thereto.

3. In a toy figure, the combination of a body provided at the top of the trunk with an internal reinforcing plate of hardened fabric having a. circular shallow recess therein, a head provided with a transverse bottom plate of hardened fabric setjn such recess. metal washers dispofsed on opposite sides of said plates, and a bolt passing centrally through said plates and Washers and pivotally connecting said head and body.

r. In a head for a doll, the combination of front. and back shell portions with edges abutting in a transverse vertical plane dircctly behind the ears, the front shell portion having ears formed integral therewith and overlapping the back portion.

5. In a toy trunk having a cylindrical casing extending thcrethrough, limbs set into opposite ends of said casin and provided with transverse plates at tie inner end, and means connecting said plates.

6. In a toy figure. the combination of a trunk having a cylindrical casing extends thcrethrough, limbs set into opposite out.

of said casing and provided with transverse plates at the inner end, and means pivotally connecting said plates.

7. In a toy figure, the combination oi a trunk having a cylindrical casing extend ing therethrough, limbseach having: an extension adapted to tit snugly .into such casing and terminating in a transverse piand hneans for pivotally connectingplates, thereby pivotally attaching limbs together.

8. In a toy figure, the combination of a trunk having a cylindrical casing extending therethrongh, limbs, :aeh having an Limb sion attached at an angle to the limb proper and adapted to fit snugly into such easing, each such extension termiimting in a transverse plate at. substantially the center of such casing, and means for pivotally connecting such plates, thereby Jive-tally attaching such limbs together.

9. A do 1 comprising a waterproof trunk Without an opening thereinto, but with an inclosed passage approxhiiiately cylindrical therethrough, and a pair of water roof limbs each having an extension fitting snugly in such passage and such extensions being pivotallydonnected within such passa e.

igned by me, this 4th day of September, 5.

LOULA S. REEVES. Attested by Hanson B. Far, D. T. DAVIES. 

